Browsing Department of Geography (MU) by Thesis Semester "2015 Spring"
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Bike Share: A Study In Suitability Analysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Bike share systems are a rising trend in multi-modal transportation, involving automated kiosks where bikes can be checked out at one location and ... -
Climate and regeneration at upper treeline east and west of the continental divide in the northern and southern Rocky Mountains : do landscape- and localscale moisture gradients impact the biogeographic expression of climate change?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)In the 21st century, global-scale controls of treeline are thought to be well understood. While this may be true, the treeline ecotone is modulated by fine-scale microclimates and feedbacks. This creates a need for ... -
Fountains in a desert : place-making and collective action in Snake Valley, Great Basin against southern Nevada water authority's groundwater development project
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)This thesis explores how a diverse coalition of rural residents, ranchers, Native American tribes, and environmental activists -- many of them united under the grassroots organization known as the Great Basin Water Network ... -
The hearts of the home : volunteer educators and the creation of place-narrative in a civil war household
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)Tour guides at historic sites are increasingly recognized by heritage and place studies as important agents of place creation and re-creation. Guides at Civil War sites repeatedly perform official and vernacular historical ...